Hanging caster



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, No. 546,608. Patented Sept. 17, 1895.

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UNITED STA-TES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC H. DAVIS AND WILLIAM H. DAVEY, OF SOUTH BUTTE, MONTANA.

HANGING CASTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,608, dated September 1'7, 1895.

Application tiled January 30, 1895. Serial No. 536.712. (No model.)

States, residing at South Butte, in the county of Silver Bow and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hanging Casters; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements inV hanging casters, the object of the same being to provide a device of this kind adapted to hold dishes containing delicacies and the like, the same being suspended from the ceiling and adapted t0 be moved up and down in its support.

The invention consists of abracket secured to the ceiling in any suitable way and having a hollow shank depending therefrom and a caster proper having a central core which is adapted to fit around or encircle the depending shank from said bracket, the said bracket having abase made of glass or other transparent material and having a fretwork of fanciful design connecting said base with the upper portion of said central core, the said fretwork being provided at suitable intervals.

with receptacles for supporting dishes which are placed thereon. At the center of the central core and at a point adjacent to the base of the caster We propose to locate a water-- cooler, and in the lower part of the fretwork will be placed disks upon which mirrors or fanciful paintings may be secured. Pivoted in the hollow shank of the bracket are a pair of pulleys, around which pass a chain or cord, connected at one end to a balance-weight and at the other end to the caster. By this means it will be seen that the casters may be raised or lowered, as may be desired.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a side elevation, partly in section, of the operating parts of our def vice. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the caster proper.

kdishes to be placed thereon.

Like reference-numerals indicate like parts rin both Views.

l represents the bracket, which is secured to the ceiling in any suitable way and having a hollow or tubular shank 2 depending therefrom.

3 represents a caster having a central hollow core 4, which is adapted to surround the shank 2 and be moved back and forth thereon. The said caster near its upper end is provided with a fixed collar 5 of fanciful design and at its lower end with a base 6, which is preferably made of glass or other suitable transparent material. At the center of the base, adjacent to the central core 4, we propose `to locate a water-cooler 7, as clearly shown. Between the base 6 and the collar` 5 is a fretwork 8 of fanciful design, and located at points in the fretwork are receptacles 9 9 for supporting On the inside of the hollow shank 2 of the bracket l are or chain 1l passing around the same, and

carrying at their lower end a balance-weight 12. The other ends of said cord or chain are connected to the caster 3. By this construction it will be seen that we have provided a hanging or suspended table-caster of fanciful design and convenient construction which is adapted to Vbe raised and lowered from the table and to hold dishes containing delicacies and thelike. The transparent bottom thereof adds to the beauty of the same and also makes it possible for the caster to be down in close contact with the table and articles or dishes on the table and beneath the bottom to be easily viewed therethrough.

Having now described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein described hanging table caster consisting of the combination with a bracket adapted to be secured to the ceiling and having a hollow shank depending therefrom, of a caster proper, having a hollow central core integrally therewith, adapted to tit over said hollow shank and provided with a base of transparent material anda fret work of ornamental designextending upwardly there- In testimony whereof we have signed this from and containing)r receptacles for holding specification in the presence of two subsorb- 1o dishes and the like, a pair of pulleys pivoted ing Witnesses.

in said shank and having cords or chains pass- ISAAC H. DAVIS. 5 ing thereover, supporting at one end a bal- WILLIAM H. DAVEY. l ance Weight and at the other end a easter Witnesses: proper, substantially as and for the purposes ALEXANDER LAIST,

specified. C. V. HENDERSON. 

